Reed-organ.



No. 731,444. PATENTED JUNE 23, 1903.

R. ESSIG.

REED ORGAN. 7

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2, 1902.

N0 MODEL,

[as mmlayu- UNITED STATES Patented June 23, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

REED-ORGAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 731,444, dated June 23, 1903.

Application filed April 2, 1902.

To a whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUDOLF ESSIG, a subjeet of the King of IViirtemberg, residing at Leipzig-Gohlis, in the Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in'Reed-Organs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention relates to harmoniurns and reed-organs; and it consists, essentially, in making the reserve bellows larger and arranging it to extend substantially over the whole of the rear wall of the case.

In order to render the present specification easily intelligible, reference is had to the accompanying drawing, in which the parts of a harmonium are illustrated in vertical crosssection in as far as they are necessary for the proper explanation of the invention.

The reserve bellows a extends substantially over the whole rear wall of the instrumentcase and is mounted in a substantially vertical or slightly-inclined position on the rails 12, fixed at each side Wall of the case. The wind-chest 0 may be mounted on the front fixed wall of the bellows a at the upper part of the same, While the lower part is occupied by the feed-bellows d, worked by a chain or cord h from the pedals t" in the known manner. The air-pressure in the reserve bellows is retained at the proper height by means of Serial No. 101,090. (No model.)

a helical spring g, extending from the hookf in the fixed wall of the reserve bellows to a cord 2, guided over a guide-roll h andhaving its opposite end fixed to the movable wall of the bellows, as at 7c. The keyboard-support is indicated at c. This particular arrangement of the parts of the instrument allows of the employment of a much larger reserve bellows or Wind-bag than has hitherto been possible.

I claim as my invention In a reed-organ the combination of a substantially vertically mounted bellows or reserve wind-bag, having its front wall stationary, an air-chest fixed to the upper part of the said front wall, and a feed-bellows mounted on the lower part of the same, a helical spring having its upper end suspended from a hook in the upper part of the stationary bellows-wall and its lower end attached to a cord or chain extending from the lower end of the movable wall of the bellows and a guide-roll for the said cord or chain in the manner and for the purpose substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

- RUDOLF ESSIG.

Witnesses:

MORITZ SPREER, B. H. WARNER, Jr. 

